diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 4a99df3..957f24e 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ pub enum GithubCommands {
         number: u64,
         #[arg(long)]
         title: String,
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "")]
+        url: String,
         #[arg(long)]
         channel: Option<String>,
     },
diff --git a/src/daemon.rs b/src/daemon.rs
index d733497..533d4ca 100644
--- a/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/src/daemon.rs
@@ -687,6 +687,11 @@ async fn post_github(
                     .and_then(Value::as_str)
                     .unwrap_or("Untitled issue")
                     .to_string(),
+                payload
+                    .pointer("/issue/html_url")
+                    .and_then(Value::as_str)
+                    .unwrap_or("")
+                    .to_string(),
                 None,
             )))
         }
diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/events.rs
index bd8fd55..8d785d3 100644
--- a/src/events.rs
+++ b/src/events.rs
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ impl IncomingEvent {
         repo: String,
         number: u64,
         title: String,
+        url: String,
         channel: Option<String>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ impl IncomingEvent {
             mention: None,
             format: None,
             template: None,
-            payload: json!({ "repo": repo, "number": number, "title": title }),
+            payload: json!({ "repo": repo, "number": number, "title": title, "url": url }),
         }
     }
 
@@ -297,6 +298,7 @@ impl IncomingEvent {
         number: u64,
         title: String,
         comments: u64,
+        url: String,
         channel: Option<String>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ impl IncomingEvent {
             mention: None,
             format: None,
             template: None,
-            payload: json!({ "repo": repo, "number": number, "title": title, "comments": comments }),
+            payload: json!({ "repo": repo, "number": number, "title": title, "comments": comments, "url": url }),
         }
     }
 
@@ -313,6 +315,7 @@ impl IncomingEvent {
         repo: String,
         number: u64,
         title: String,
+        url: String,
         channel: Option<String>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -321,7 +324,7 @@ impl IncomingEvent {
             mention: None,
             format: None,
             template: None,
-            payload: json!({ "repo": repo, "number": number, "title": title }),
+            payload: json!({ "repo": repo, "number": number, "title": title, "url": url }),
         }
     }
 
@@ -1367,7 +1370,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn renders_template_from_payload() {
-        let event = IncomingEvent::github_issue_opened("repo".into(), 42, "broken".into(), None);
+        let event = IncomingEvent::github_issue_opened("repo".into(), 42, "broken".into(), "https://github.com/repo/issues/42".into(), None);
         let rendered = render_template("{repo} #{number}: {title}", &event.template_context());
         assert_eq!(rendered, "repo #42: broken");
     }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4fb2dd8..e0fe754 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ async fn real_main(cli: Cli) -> Result<()> {
                     repo,
                     number,
                     title,
+                    url,
                     channel,
-                } => IncomingEvent::github_issue_opened(repo, number, title, channel),
+                } => IncomingEvent::github_issue_opened(repo, number, title, url, channel),
                 GithubCommands::PrStatusChanged {
                     repo,
                     number,
diff --git a/src/render/default.rs b/src/render/default.rs
index e08c56d..6ce14d1 100644
--- a/src/render/default.rs
+++ b/src/render/default.rs
@@ -73,63 +73,72 @@ impl Renderer for DefaultRenderer {
             | ("agent.failed", MessageFormat::Raw) => serde_json::to_string_pretty(payload)?,
 
             ("github.issue-opened", MessageFormat::Compact) => format!(
-                "{}#{} opened: {}",
+                "{}#{} opened: {} · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
-                string_field(payload, "title")?
+                string_field(payload, "title")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.issue-opened", MessageFormat::Alert) => format!(
-                "🚨 GitHub issue opened in {}: #{} {}",
+                "🚨 GitHub issue opened in {}: #{} {} · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
-                string_field(payload, "title")?
+                string_field(payload, "title")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.issue-opened", MessageFormat::Inline) => format!(
-                "[GitHub] {}#{} {}",
+                "[GitHub] {}#{} {} · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
-                string_field(payload, "title")?
+                string_field(payload, "title")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.issue-opened", MessageFormat::Raw) => serde_json::to_string_pretty(payload)?,
             ("github.issue-commented", MessageFormat::Compact) => format!(
-                "{}#{} commented ({} comments): {}",
+                "{}#{} commented ({} comments): {} · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
                 payload.field_u64("comments")?,
-                string_field(payload, "title")?
+                string_field(payload, "title")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.issue-commented", MessageFormat::Alert) => format!(
-                "🚨 GitHub issue commented in {}: #{} {}",
+                "🚨 GitHub issue commented in {}: #{} {} · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
-                string_field(payload, "title")?
+                string_field(payload, "title")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.issue-commented", MessageFormat::Inline) => format!(
-                "[GitHub comment] {}#{} {}",
+                "[GitHub comment] {}#{} {} · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
-                string_field(payload, "title")?
+                string_field(payload, "title")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.issue-commented", MessageFormat::Raw) => {
                 serde_json::to_string_pretty(payload)?
             }
             ("github.issue-closed", MessageFormat::Compact) => format!(
-                "{}#{} closed: {}",
+                "{}#{} closed: {} · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
-                string_field(payload, "title")?
+                string_field(payload, "title")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.issue-closed", MessageFormat::Alert) => format!(
-                "🚨 GitHub issue closed in {}: #{} {}",
+                "🚨 GitHub issue closed in {}: #{} {} · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
-                string_field(payload, "title")?
+                string_field(payload, "title")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.issue-closed", MessageFormat::Inline) => format!(
-                "[GitHub closed] {}#{} {}",
+                "[GitHub closed] {}#{} {} · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
-                string_field(payload, "title")?
+                string_field(payload, "title")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.issue-closed", MessageFormat::Raw) => serde_json::to_string_pretty(payload)?,
 
@@ -175,27 +184,30 @@ impl Renderer for DefaultRenderer {
             ("git.branch-changed", MessageFormat::Raw) => serde_json::to_string_pretty(payload)?,
 
             ("github.pr-status-changed", MessageFormat::Compact) => format!(
-                "PR {}#{} {} -> {}: {}",
+                "PR {}#{} {} -> {}: {} · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
                 string_field(payload, "old_status")?,
                 string_field(payload, "new_status")?,
-                string_field(payload, "title")?
+                string_field(payload, "title")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.pr-status-changed", MessageFormat::Alert) => format!(
-                "🚨 PR status changed in {}: #{} {} -> {} ({})",
+                "🚨 PR status changed in {}: #{} {} -> {} ({}) · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
                 string_field(payload, "old_status")?,
                 string_field(payload, "new_status")?,
-                string_field(payload, "title")?
+                string_field(payload, "title")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.pr-status-changed", MessageFormat::Inline) => format!(
-                "[PR {}#{}] {} -> {}",
+                "[PR {}#{}] {} -> {} · {}",
                 string_field(payload, "repo")?,
                 payload.field_u64("number")?,
                 string_field(payload, "old_status")?,
-                string_field(payload, "new_status")?
+                string_field(payload, "new_status")?,
+                string_field(payload, "url")?
             ),
             ("github.pr-status-changed", MessageFormat::Raw) => {
                 serde_json::to_string_pretty(payload)?
diff --git a/src/router.rs b/src/router.rs
index de5c5f5..ef2dc13 100644
--- a/src/router.rs
+++ b/src/router.rs
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ mod tests {
         let router = Router::new(Arc::new(config));
 
         let github_event =
-            IncomingEvent::github_issue_opened("clawhip".into(), 5, "boom".into(), None);
+            IncomingEvent::github_issue_opened("clawhip".into(), 5, "boom".into(), "https://github.com/clawhip/clawhip/issues/5".into(), None);
         let (_, _, github_content) = router.preview(&github_event).await.unwrap();
         assert!(github_content.starts_with("<@botid> "));
         assert!(github_content.contains("boom"));
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ mod tests {
             ..AppConfig::default()
         };
         let router = Router::new(Arc::new(config));
-        let event = IncomingEvent::github_issue_opened("clawhip".into(), 7, "bug".into(), None);
+        let event = IncomingEvent::github_issue_opened("clawhip".into(), 7, "bug".into(), "https://github.com/clawhip/clawhip/issues/7".into(), None);
         let (channel, _, _) = router.preview(&event).await.unwrap();
         assert_eq!(channel, "repo-b");
     }
diff --git a/src/source/github.rs b/src/source/github.rs
index 033be5d..8787408 100644
--- a/src/source/github.rs
+++ b/src/source/github.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct IssueSnapshot {
     title: String,
     state: String,
     comments: u64,
+    url: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -462,6 +463,7 @@ fn collect_issue_events(
                     repo_name.to_string(),
                     *number,
                     issue.title.clone(),
+                    issue.url.clone(),
                     repo.channel.clone(),
                 )
                 .with_mention(repo.mention.clone())
@@ -474,6 +476,7 @@ fn collect_issue_events(
                             repo_name.to_string(),
                             *number,
                             issue.title.clone(),
+                            issue.url.clone(),
                             repo.channel.clone(),
                         )
                         .with_mention(repo.mention.clone())
@@ -487,6 +490,7 @@ fn collect_issue_events(
                             *number,
                             issue.title.clone(),
                             issue.comments,
+                            issue.url.clone(),
                             repo.channel.clone(),
                         )
                         .with_mention(repo.mention.clone())
@@ -581,6 +585,7 @@ async fn fetch_issues(
                     title: issue.title,
                     state: issue.state,
                     comments: issue.comments,
+                    url: issue.html_url,
                 },
             )
         })
@@ -800,6 +805,7 @@ struct GitHubIssue {
     title: String,
     state: String,
     comments: u64,
+    html_url: String,
     #[serde(default)]
     pull_request: Option<serde_json::Value>,
 }
@@ -904,6 +910,7 @@ mod tests {
                 title: "live issue".into(),
                 state: "open".into(),
                 comments: 0,
+                url: "https://github.com/clawhip/clawhip/issues/2".into(),
             },
         )]
         .into_iter()
@@ -956,6 +963,7 @@ mod tests {
                 title: "live issue".into(),
                 state: "open".into(),
                 comments: 0,
+                url: "https://github.com/clawhip/clawhip/issues/2".into(),
             },
         )]
         .into_iter()
@@ -966,6 +974,7 @@ mod tests {
                 title: "live issue".into(),
                 state: "closed".into(),
                 comments: 1,
+                url: "https://github.com/clawhip/clawhip/issues/2".into(),
             },
         )]
         .into_iter()